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Elderly Man Gets 10 Years for 'Mercy Killing'

ROANOKE, Va. – An 84-year-old man who said he strangled his wife of more than 50 years as she slipped deeper into Alzheimer’s disease (search) was sentenced to prison by a judge who said the case was the toughest he had faced on the bench. William Wallace Hurt (search) was …

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'P. Diddy' Resolves Random House Suit

NEW YORK – Sean “P. Diddy (search)” Combs and Random House, Inc. (search), have settled a lawsuit in which the publisher alleged that the hip-hop mogul never paid back a $300,000 advance for a memoir he never completed. “The matter has been amicably resolved,” according to a statement issued Tuesday …

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Extra Aid for Palestinians Comes With Strings

WASHINGTON – A U.S. cash infusion meant to show confidence in Palestinian self-government will come with strings attached, including a requirement that the Palestinians keep it in a separate bank account to make tracking easier, lawmakers and diplomats said Tuesday. President Bush announced the $50 million cash payment to the …

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